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Three Buttes

Three Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Three Buttes rises to 2,101 m in Washington. Windy Peak stands 2,540 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2101 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.70543, -119.96730
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
  • Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 15.4 mi
  • Conconully National Wildlife Refuge: 15.5 mi
  • Cougar Lake Public Access: 16.8 mi
  • Confluence Park: 18.6 mi
  • Homestream Park: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • The Sweet Spot: 20.2 mi
  • Lucky Jim Bluff: 21.4 mi
  • Aventurine / Serpentine Rock Collecting Site: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 24.2 mi
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 23.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Three Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windy PeakN 359°2,540 m15.4 mi
Tiffany MountainSSE 147°2,512.2 m2.9 mi
Rock MountainESE 114°2,429.6 m2.5 mi
Middle Tiffany MountainSE 124°2,428.3 m3.2 mi
Obstruction PeakWNW 298°2,419 m15.0 mi
Clark PeakSSE 151°2,404.9 m4.4 mi
Old BaldyS 176°2,391 m8.0 mi
Mount BarneyWNW 293°2,379 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3119:13
June solstice04:5820:1721:07
September equinox06:4718:1819:00
December solstice07:5115:1216:07

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232838475561686859463322
Precip in2.11.31.20.81.11.10.70.40.41.42.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546756

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